A case of insulinoma effectively treated with low‐dose diazoxide

Atsushi Yasuda; Toshiro Seki; Natsumi Kitajima; Tanefumi Baba; Noriko Sasaki; Yoshie Kametani; Masami Seki; Kazuko Tanaka; Masayuki Oki

doi:10.1002/ccr3.3017

Clinical Case Reports (Oct 2020)

A case of insulinoma effectively treated with low‐dose diazoxide

Atsushi Yasuda,
Toshiro Seki,
Natsumi Kitajima,
Tanefumi Baba,
Noriko Sasaki,
Yoshie Kametani,
Masami Seki,
Kazuko Tanaka,
Masayuki Oki

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Atsushi Yasuda: Division of Nephrology, Endocrinology and Metabolism Department of Internal Medicine Tokai University School of Medicine Kanagawa Japan
Toshiro Seki: Division of Nephrology, Endocrinology and Metabolism Department of Internal Medicine Tokai University School of Medicine Kanagawa Japan
Natsumi Kitajima: Division of Nephrology, Endocrinology and Metabolism Department of Internal Medicine Tokai University School of Medicine Kanagawa Japan
Tanefumi Baba: Department of Neurosurgery Tokai University School of Medicine Kanagawa Japan
Noriko Sasaki: Division of Rheumatology Department of Internal Medicine Tokai University School of Medicine Kanagawa Japan
Yoshie Kametani: Department of Molecular Life Science Division of Basic Medical Science Tokai University School of Medicine Kanagawa Japan
Masami Seki: Seirei Numazu Hospital Shizuoka Japan
Kazuko Tanaka: Division of General Internal Medicine Department of Internal Medicine Tokai University School of Medicine Kanagawa Japan
Masayuki Oki: Division of General Internal Medicine Department of Internal Medicine Tokai University School of Medicine Kanagawa Japan

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1002/ccr3.3017
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 8, no. 10
pp. 1884 – 1889

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Abstract Diazoxide is a benzothiadiazine that can be effective in managing hypoglycemia in frail patients with surgical risk. We report here a case of insulinoma effectively treated with diazoxide, as our report will be helpful for similar cases.

Published in Clinical Case Reports

ISSN: 2050-0904 (Online)
Publisher: Wiley
Country of publisher: United Kingdom
LCC subjects: Medicine: Medicine (General)
Website: http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/journal/10.1002/(ISSN)2050-0904

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